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MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331601: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:43:40 AM

It's weird how nobody seems to talk about old Trump scandals. Like when he falsely claimed to have the highest inauguration audience ever—and did so in an unusually early public statement. He addressed the public extra early just to be dishonest.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#331603: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:45:45 AM

Yeah, that’s some bullshit. There’s no way he’s healthy again already.

TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#331604: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:45:49 AM

[up][up] The worst lie he has ever told.

And in this case "worst" equals "How many more people can he infect and kill before he himself bites it due to his own inflated ego?" kind of value.

We will know what kind of "great drugs" he was on once he tries to sale-pitch them like snake-oil in the wild wes-...

(cursing to myself in pause)

Trump is the same as Alan Krumwiede from that movie "Contagion", isn't he?

Edited by TitanJump on Oct 5th 2020 at 8:49:03 PM

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#331605: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:46:19 AM

Ah great, he's manic. They'd better be keeping him under supervision.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331606: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:47:34 AM

[up]I've been saying that for years.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#331607: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:49:07 AM

No, I mean actual mania, given that that's one of the symptoms of the steroid.

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#331608: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:50:08 AM

I still want to point out that we are not doctors and we are not treating Trump, so anything we say here about his health is speculative and potentially out of order. That said, the continued evasiveness from the White House is disturbing.

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#331609: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:51:00 AM

Yes he's got (likely) steroid mania and the nuclear codes. What a lovely picture.

Edited by 3of4 on Oct 5th 2020 at 8:51:19 PM

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#331610: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:51:30 AM

I’m making no assumptions about his mental state. I’m just saying that this supposed recovery feels way quicker than any I’ve seen before.

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#331611: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:55:18 AM

Yes, some comments on his health are speculative, but that’s because the administration has proven extremely unreliable in properly reporting his health. We really don’t know if he’s recovered, and I don’t trust that he has.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#331612: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:55:53 AM

102-year-old woman who never missed a vote casts her mail-in ballot in full PPE – Beatrice Lumpkin, who first voted 80 years ago, said this was the most important election of her lifetime, and she wanted to cast her ballot to honor women's rights.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/election-2020-102-year-old-woman-ballot-ppe-chicago/

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#331613: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:56:17 AM

I don't think it's much of a stretch to infer a known side effect of an administered treatment from Trump's own statements.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#331614: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:56:53 AM

The administration has already provably lied about his health and his treatment. Speculating doesn't help, no, but it's also important to point out that the official word is likely to be false.

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Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#331615: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:57:00 AM

Yeah, I recall several doctors commentating that it's unusual to give a patient with only mild symptoms steroids, and even more so to discharge a patient the day after starting a treatment with them.

I also recall several of Trump's doctors saying they would not have a clear road of recovery until *Tuesday*. Based on everything we know, Trump is still sick and still contagious. It is absolutely insane that he wants to leave the hospital today. I can't really predict what is going to happen next

Going off of that press release yesterday by Trump's doctors, it's pretty clear Conley was lying through his teeth

Edited by Xopher001 on Oct 5th 2020 at 9:58:03 PM

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#331616: Oct 5th 2020 at 12:02:17 PM

If this was the Roman Empire the Secret Service would by now wonder how much the Presidency is worth in an auction

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Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#331617: Oct 5th 2020 at 12:03:22 PM

I mean, the praetorians actually assassinated the Roman emperor many, many times.

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#331618: Oct 5th 2020 at 12:06:23 PM

If the price comes as an expense of the Oval Office's dignity, then it's way too high to afford.

The Oval Office has been privy to blowjobs, I highly doubt its dignity is some precious thing that has been violated by Trump.

tbh this is a profoundly silly thing to focus on.

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Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#331620: Oct 5th 2020 at 12:07:30 PM

First time I heard somebody say that.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#331621: Oct 5th 2020 at 12:08:02 PM

What a surprise.

Actually, Trump's state of mind here reminds me of my grandmother. She has these episodes now and then where she becomes paranoid and feels she has to get away from some family members for the sake of her own welfare. Trump is at that age where that kind of paranoia and anxiety can really set in. Often at one's own detriment. Unlike him though, my grandmother has been deemed mentally unfit to make her own decisions regarding this stuff.

Don't know if anyone has already made this connection or not [lol].

Edited by Xopher001 on Oct 5th 2020 at 10:22:18 PM

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#331623: Oct 5th 2020 at 12:48:29 PM

For sake is context, is that Resident Evil or is Trump forgetting where he is?

Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#331624: Oct 5th 2020 at 12:48:44 PM

The fucking idiot is going to get people killed.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012

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